I met a scot once, i go "are you from around here?" He goes "No ayum frum scuttlund" goofy scotts xD just like the goofy scot singin this proud tune. What a mockery. Some jewish kid from brooklyn rambling on about how he feels like scottlands his true home. What a fag, he would have been the first one with a sword in his belly on the battlefield.
@Charlieschode Take it from an actual Scot that being Scottish is a state of mind as well as a nationality. A proud struggle against insurmountable odds, The good fight against tyrant after ruthless tyrant. You, sir, are the scum; and you'll be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
I say the Jewish kid, with burns in his heart, is as Scottish as I or Haggis.
In the year of our Lord 2014, Salmond will take us into battle once more. No longer can we take to the battle field with swords and shields as Wallace did. We have a new weapon a more powerful weapon. Patriotic Scots in 2014 use this weapon wisely use YOUR VOTE and allow Scotland to be free once more. VOTE YES.
@orchidee1234 it really depends where you are. I live in the Borders where I'm one of a minority of people with Scottish accents, but quite a few people use Scottish words, eg. "dub" for "puddle" and "crabbit" for "grouchy"
@gallifreyangirl99 thanks for responding! :) but i rather meant the whole pronounciation of the words. you know you notice a different kind of talking listening to americans compared to english people and in my opinion here you hear it, too.
it's complicated really. the song was written by Robert burns in the 17th century. so the majority 62% of scots would have spoken this kind of english. but back in the 13th century it would have been Scots gaelic and a mix of different languages including Welsh and French. funny thing is Scotland wasn't fully an English speaking nation untill the 18th century
true. I'm only referring to the French wives and nobles who came to scotland at that time. It was considered a luxuary to marry a french woman lol if you fucked a french women you were doing alright haha
SCOTLAND TO BE A NATION ONCE AGAIN........AND THEN IT CAN BE GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE OTHER BRITONS AND GAELS OF THESE ISLES.....INDEPENDENCE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS ISLAND AND THE WORLD.............we must strive together to explore space and science.....alba gu brath (alba is the oldest word for britain bizarrely ;) )
@Christmasman11 100 years of oil and gas reserves left according to Shell in the telegraph....maybe you like being negative....london is the real subsidy junkie
@densaner77 Edward II. The man for whom the phrase 'nothing in life became him like the leaving of it' was designed. Unfortunately I can't get rid of a sneaking suspicion that the story is too good to be true. Still, I can hope.
Very moving, and from a Campbell whose father brought up my brother and me to love the pipes. My brother's been a professor of the English language and does not tire of reciting Bobby Burns. Scotland for aye!
always liked this song, not only cos it celebrates traditional Scottish heroes, but because it celebrates freedom in itself n if you know anything about Burns the man, you'll know he believed in liberty for all men, as well as a Scotland free from oppression by the elite of Georgian society he lived under (he was brought up as a tenant farmer or crofter if you prefer that word).
Pops6479, you contradicted yourself a few times in your comment. The most galling for me was the description of yourself as a patriotic Scot but not a nationalist. You can't be patriotic and want your country to be subjugated.
@andrewthomson18796 Associations are subjective. They are implied qualities or beliefs, not facts. People associate Cuba with communism, however not all Cubans are communists.
My Mom recited these words of Robbie Burns to me, when I was still in her womb. How could I have not grown up feeling a huge attachment to Scotland, to The Bruce, to Wallace, & to the fight for freedom for all. Mom read all of Burns' poems to me. No wonder, I moved there & remained for parts of two years, reclaiming my life after my Dad's too early death. No wonder, the words & accents were like mother's milk to me. No wonder, Scotland has always been in the heart of a Jewish lad from Brooklyn.
I was born, and raised, in South Africa; though my dearly departed mother hailed from Greenock. Lovely music. Delighful version. Food for the soul too, as many Scottish tunes are. Superb.
Partially, if not terraform then atleast get a barrier, or we can vote for SNP and get an independent Scotland, that way we can get our oil back from the London thieves!
Waken up people, the Anglo-Celtic-Saxon peoples are from the same rootstock. We're different tribes of the same family - not enemies! Glad I'm not English, I'm a proud Scots patriot, but no a nationalist. We should be united with our kin across the whole world - including the English! The enemies are those of our own in the corridors of power (north & south of the border) who want to destroy our ethnic identity. Let's have our distinct characteristics - and recognise our unity. Beautiful song.
@Bromollapcfix It is a lovely song, isn't it? Good to have a comment from the land of Dan. One of our fellow nations. I love our peoples from around the world.
I am 15! Think I am one of the only of my friends about my age that would give a sh!t about the country just now, I am one of only 3 "followers" of the TA and the only one that gives a sh!t about the History of the country i am PROUD TO CALL HOME!!!!!!
they were incessantly at war with each other and feuding. What is amazing about Scotland is how early the community of the realm actually came into being compared with the contempories
"If you wish to term facts as preconceived prejudices and sweeping generalisations, that's your choice" If you make a sweeping generalisation that another nation is 'stupid' then you will get someone from that nation pulling you up about it. That is a fact - your opinions aren't facts!
recognising that doesn't mean one has a daft idea that life was a bed of roses! As for the reward for Bannockburn well of course that was a major step in the Wars of Independence. Sure three hundred years later a Scots king succeeded to the English throne and a century later there was complete union - but that doesn't change the facts of the 14thC.
far bigger population than Scotland did at that time - and didn't have a land border with Engand - couldn't unite in the way Scotland did to drive the invaders out. In fact not only did the Scots drive the English out of Scotland (bar a few strongholds on the border) but they made an attempt to drive them out of Ireland too. That isn't romantic nonsense - it is historic fact. Sure we had our civil wars but so did even England - re War of the Roses and Civil War being the obvious examples. The
The lyrics were written by Robert Burns in 1793, in the form of a speech given by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where Scotland maintained its sovereignty from the Kingdom of England. Although the lyrics are by Burns, he wrote them to the traditional Scottish tune Hey Tuttie Tatie which, according to tradition, was played by Bruce's army at the Battle of Bannockburn.
2:45 video: Scots Wha Hae (Scots, Who Have) sung with lyrics displayed; a patriotic song of Scotland which served for centuries as an unofficial national anthem of the country; lyrics from a 1793 patriotic poem by Robert Burns.
The lyrics were written by Robert Burns in 1793, in the form of a speech given by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, to the traditional Scottish tune Hey Tuttie Tatie.
unstable is stuff often spouted by English historians.In fact the mian thing that did destabilise society, especially in the Borders, was the frequent wars with England. Prior to the invasion of Edward I the Borders was one of the richest and most stable parts of the kingdom. The weren't weakened by kin feuds etc causing them to be invaded. It was the wars themselves which created the conditions for the divisions.
there was internal strife. Scottish national politics up until the civil war period of the 17thC was largely a Lowland affair and yes the monarchy was less poweefulr than the English one was internally in England. However if you counted it up there were probabaly more English monarchs got rid off by their own nobility than there were Scottish ones. Other countries had their internal strife just as Scotland did (eg War of the Roses etc). The idea that pre-union Scotland was particularly
Proud to be Scottish, without the need to spout anti English sentiment.
We will be free if the people of Scotland are brave enough to vote yes in the Independence referendum. I fear we have too many cowards in Scotland though and they will keep us chained to the Union.
All who read this,,, you are not alone my brothers stay strong...our time will come.. Fuck England...fuck Ireland...nothing against Ireland ...you are our celtic brothers,,, but they use you to divide us...SCOTLAND through and through. Scotland...and only Scotland
Hate to rain on the collective train of thought as regards England and Scotland. Scotland was 'sold out" on numerous occasions to the English, for gold and land, by her own people, primarily those in Lowland Scotland.
However, as the massacre at Glencoe amply illustrates, there were certain Highland clans whom also sold out. Those of the Western Isles and around Morayshire /invernessshire and further North did not 'sell-out". Without the support of the Highlanders Bannockburn was a non-starter.
Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots on 25th March 1306. He was Scotlands greatest King and defeated the invading English army of King Edward of England in 1314. Bruce to many scots is the countries greatest hero as despite overwhelming odds he secured Scotlands Freedom. When Bruce died in 1329 his heart was taken from his body and placed in a silver casket to be taken to the holy land by his right hand man The Black Douglas. Bruces body was
This Canadian girl (a product of the rose and the thistle both) has had one great-grandfather (Scotch-Canadian, WWI Royal Air Corps), and a grand-father and grand-mother (both English-Canadian, both WWII RCAF, grandfather POW x 2) and this song should remind all of the Commonwealth that the rose, the thistle, the shamrock and the fleur-de-lis all shed blood in defence of Scotland and her sisters. I love this song for reminding us that freedom is not free, and a coward's death is no way to die.
@expatcanuck79 but dont forget that the favour has been returned by scotland in defense of those countries and that in even in the present day, england still abuses/neglects the other "british" countries. remember the closure of mines, and dockyards and the poll tax experiment. they left a lot of scotland unemployed before adding the poll tax. finally, the welsh are even more bitter than the scots
@gbman123 Eh. The VC my grandfather earned says it all, and anything I have to say about the English abusing the Commonwealth, the Canadian breeding in me prevents me from saying, at any rate. As to the Welsh...they're Welsh. Isn't that punishment enough?
Why not speak as you find? The English have not tried to "hide" their history. The Scots abused people, as did the Welsh and virtually every other group on the planet is guilty of it to some degree. The Welsh, from the start, presented a united front to the world. As always happens. Leaders fall, and things change. Scotlands history, for the most part, has been violent. How long do you think it took them to defeat the Picts? History is history and no one can change it.
It never just "lies" and that of it's self is not necessarily a good thing or a bad thing. The only reason I made the original statement was in response to your less than kind comment regarding the Welsh. Wales has never been divided as was the curse of Scotland. As for your comment regarding England "abusing" the Commonwealth, and only "breeding" prevents you from venting about it. Feel free to do so, the English have listened to it for years. But it will not change history.
@arriviste2020 "Wales has never been divided as was the curse of Scotland." To tell you the truth I don't follow that. Wales was fully incorporated within the English kingdom itself. Scotland on the other hand because the community when it mattered stood behind the Scottish monarchy ended up joining in a union with England rathe than being incorporated within England itself.
There is very little known about Scotland in the Stone and Bronze age. Nor a lot regarding the successive waves of Celtic invaders whom followed them. Scotlands history really begins with the Roman historian Tacitus Fast forward to when the Romans left Britain. Scotland at that time was divided into 4 different races. The most powerful were the Picts, the Britons, the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots. There then existed a virtually permanent state of war between them.
The Welsh were of one race. The Romans conquered Wales in 70-84 A.D.The English conquered Wales in 1282-1283 A.D. Wales becomes part of the political union with England 1536 A.D.Scotland invaded by the English in 1296 A.D. 1314 Bannockburn. Start of the push for Scots independence. Scotland was forever embroiled in internal strife. Bannockburn didn't stop it. The Clans fought for everything and nothing. The Scots monarchy was so divided, it should have died but did not.
@arriviste2020 Bannockburn wasn't the start of the push for Scottish independence. It was the hiatus of the push - the push started within a few months of the English invasion with the major rebellion of Wallace and de Moray starting after only a year. Scottish nationhood as such was truly forged in that period. Yes there were Highlanders and Lowlanders but in the major struggles they stood as one against the common foe hence wee Scotland was able to fend off one of europe's major powers. Yes
Bannockburn was the final major battle which the English accepted as the 'turning" point. There were Scots fighting for the English. The Lowlanders with few exceptions were the main body which sold out for land and gold. The Highlanders, were also divided, the last to join the joint effort were the "men of the isles". Scots allegiance ran from Clan Chief, to Family,to Friends and, depending on their location, the King. Regardless, of the politics, they did realise their objective.
@arriviste2020 "The Lowlanders with few exceptions were the main body which sold out for land and gold" This is just absolute nonsense though. Yes there were some Scots in the English army as there had been a civil war over who should be king principally between the Bruces and Comyns/Balliols however had the community of the realm at large not stood together the country couldn't have held off England. At major battles both Lowlanders and Highlanders would be present but if anything Lowlanders
Actually it's true. The Lowlanders were descended from the Anglo-Saxons whom conqured that area. There were a lot of Scots in the English army. They threw in their lot with the English, because (a) they were of the opinion that England would be the victor. (2) Land and monetary gains. Simple really. It's just the same age old story. Civil war? How about keeping it simple. Clan warfare, and does the "some" in the English camp, cover the massacre at Glencoe?
Your closing sentence is incorrect. Without the Highlanders, (and the assistance of the French) the Lowlanders could not have achieved anything without the Highlanders. Why do you thing "Uncle Ted" and then Cumberland the "butcher" concentrated on sacking the Highlands? The men and clans "of the Isles" were the most significant problem to either Scot's or English. Your entitled to your opinion, just that history doesn't agree with it. Here's tae us,---wha's like us?::))
@arriviste2020 I was talking about the national struggles between Scotland and England called the Wars of Independence - hence me mentioning Bruce and Comyn. You have suddenly jumped 450 years in the future to discuss a civil war within Great Britain itself. The Jacobite uprisings were not national struggles.
The reference to "the future" merely indicated, that from 1314 (common date) to the rebellion of '45. Scotland was a land of strife. With the "Nobles" being the greatest perpetrators. Contempory note. "In those days there was no law in Scotland;but the great man oppressed the poor man and the whole country was one den of thieves. Slaughters,robberies,fire-raising and other crimes went unpunished, and justice was sent into banishment, beyond the Kingdoms bounds". Circa 1371.
Hold your own council. I have no illusions regarding Scots history. Their own stupidity,inability to form a cohesive body for the long term common good, and the permanent "in-fighting" cost them dearly in the march of progress. Look at it today, left behind in the oil biz, by their own incompetence and inability to recognize what was set in front of them. For all their "leaders" rhetoric, indicate the benefits to the common man? The church could have done more but did not. Sad.
If you wish to term facts as preconceived prejudices and sweeping generalisations, that's your choice. Life in Scotland was difficult and hard. No amount of romantic notions will ever change that fact. Why do you think so many emigrated and joined the military etc?. France defeated England due to the fact of having large Scots contingents fighting for them. Anyone having an army, and wishing to increase their success, hired Scots. Bannockburn, 1314, when did they reap the reward?
@arriviste2020 What you said was that division was the curse of Scotland - as if it was particular and more severe in Scotland than anywhere else. Again that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Just about every other country was racked by internal conflict to a similar or worse degree. The fact is that medieval Scotland united behind the Scottish monarchy and became a distinct single kingdom in a way neither Wales or Ireland did. Wales was quickly consumed by England and medieval Ireland which had a
As a matter of fact it was. How long do you think it took the Scots to conquer the Picts? How long do you think it took the "men o' the isles' to actually side with the "King" of Scotland? Why do you think the 'Contempory" wrote his little observance of Scotland? There was not another "European" country which had internal strife ongoing as long as that of Scotland. Scotland defied logic, ask it's neighbours. "Here's tae us,....wha's like us?" Do you know the origin of that ?
@arriviste2020 "There was not another "European" country which had internal strife ongoing as long as that of Scotland" The example you give is silly. The coming together of the Dark Age kingdoms is what created the Kingdom of Scotland. Virtually every other country had the same patterns going on. Re-England you had the arrival of the Germanics and the struggle with the Britons; then the incessant inter-fighting of the Heptachry kingdoms; then the fighting with the Danes etc. It was normal and
A silly example? That's interesting. "The Dark Age Kingdoms", and when exactly did this melding take place? All other countries resolved their internal conflicts in a shorter time. The "Kingdom of Scotland" ? Not until Robert the Bruce, started tacking together support. The Norsemen "owned" a large piece of Scotland, The Anglo Saxons "owned" the south, The Scots "owned' the West, excepting the "Isles" and the Picts "owned" the rest. I exit in deference to your superior knowledge.
@arriviste2020 "A silly example? That's interesting" Nothing much interesting about someone being absurd. The Scottish Kingdom emerged from a coming together of smaller states just as basically every single major kingdom in Europe did. What is now Scotland emerging out of the Dark Ages was no different from anywhere else. There were multiple small kingdoms all over Britain not just Scotland! Not even counting the Celtic periphery of what is now England there were seven major kingdoms there and
if you let someone or something dictate to you how thingsa should be then its dictatorism,,,both my grandad (dads side) and grandpa(mums side) fought so that we as a free nation should be able to practice our belief or faith without hinderance,,but these left wing MUSLIMS seem to think we are the infidel in our own land.if they dont like it tell them GET TO FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get it up ye ya bassa
poiniant and strong as ever ,,,these english bastards should take a lesson from us we are not to be messed about or dealt a shite hand that we will bite that hand that feeds us and no take any shite just cos the english say so...scots jos for scottish people let these english twats serve their mater in englad and atop nicking our jobs ij scotland cos they know a different mater,,,favouritism in ENGLISH courts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@troop107 They have stole more than Scottish jobs. They have stole ONE TRILLION DOLLARS in oil revenue
which they have squandered to hold on to the last remnants of the British Empire. Scotland has received no benefit at all from all this revenue. They control the brainwashing media TV & Newspapers and the population is like sheep. Most scots who fought for freedom have been kicked out over the last few hundred years and have settled in America, Canada and Australia. Scotland is now a colony.
Sometimes Scottish people make me embarassed to be Scottish and we're not always the most friendly and happy culture in the world.. but hell can we fight for what we believe in and sing amazing songs that thousands sing to this day. It is these moments that make me proud to be Scottish and fight for what I believe in.
@SmurfTwilight I think it's funny that you say the Scottish aren't the most friendly. I've done my bit of traveling and I can safely say the people of Scotland were the friendliest I have ever encountered! I suppose everyone has their bad moments, I just didn't see any. You are very right though, Scottish history is amazing!
@katistrophic Really? That's good! It's just I've lived in Scotland alll my life and when I went down to London for a week I was surprised at how friendly they were in comparison to up here! But that's great that you found Scotland really friendly! :)
@SmurfTwilight Is that sarcasm? lol. idk I've never been to Florida. I live on the west coast, California to be exact. I've been to a few different states all around the U.S., pretty much the same kind of people though.
What about you? What part of Scotland are you from?
@SmurfTwilight No, honestly, they were really friendly to me! Everyone was so polite and kind wherever we went :) I am from Edinburgh. Oh, and you are lucky living in California- I would love to go there someday :)
@SmurfTwilight so the fuck what we are not rhe most friendliest ...ive seen more unfriendlier cultures just cos we are christians and not fucking MUSLIMS...aka the crusades we were persecuted cos of our faith,,im socts but i dont persicute someone cos of their faith...or belief.i want scotland to be a counhtry in their own right but i dont want others from other country dictating to us what we should or should not beleive in just cos its different from anther culture,,aka dictatorism
I do not know this song - yet, as both the colonial son of a Scotswoman and as an ex-soldier, this song leaves me moved to comment. Now, if only I had the words!!! Thanks you for sharing.
One of my best friends at summer camp read these lyrics and was deeply touched by them. He had no idea about the tune, so he made one up and sang it for us at camp. He is truly an amazing person worthy of singing such a bold and powerful song, even with a different tune. <3
@impossiblemanguy Hear hear. More power to your elbow. God bless all fellow patriots. Freedom for Scotland by 1st May 2017, at the latest. If not before.
For so long as a hundred of us are left alive we shall yield in no least way to English domination. We fight not for glory, nor for wealth nor honor, but only and alone for freedom, which no man surrenders but with his life.
They took the kilts and plaids and hoped to destroy our pride or(for men) their manhood. We would not bend.
Btw I don't dislike the english. I'm half english. Long live the Queen!
@TTEveryone Lad ya cant go on about the treaty and say long live the queen in the same statment its contradictory the queen can go to hell, lad the only reason your half English is because at some point part of your family saw sense and came over to are side.
Always remember...Not only did Robert Burns mean this song for Scotia but all who are oppressed! This song's reality hits hard in the 21st century. Never forget the man whose "words shall live forever!" ~ Janet Thompson Deaver
Proud To Be SCOTTISH!!!!
falcon9987 15 hours ago
I met a scot once, i go "are you from around here?" He goes "No ayum frum scuttlund" goofy scotts xD just like the goofy scot singin this proud tune. What a mockery. Some jewish kid from brooklyn rambling on about how he feels like scottlands his true home. What a fag, he would have been the first one with a sword in his belly on the battlefield.
Charlieschode 1 week ago
@Charlieschode Take it from an actual Scot that being Scottish is a state of mind as well as a nationality. A proud struggle against insurmountable odds, The good fight against tyrant after ruthless tyrant. You, sir, are the scum; and you'll be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
I say the Jewish kid, with burns in his heart, is as Scottish as I or Haggis.
bias121 1 week ago 2
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no i love scots, i just laugh because a jewish kid from brooklyn is not the same breed as a scot in wallace's army. That's all im sayin.
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@Christmasman11 you read and believe the telegraph.....aha you swallow lies so easily
The telegraph is owned by rich brothers who bought a channel island and piss off locals.....they be big tory backers
You are sound like a troll trying to make positive people vote no
Scotland must be one of the few nations to get poorer after discovering oil
you dont know anything, no man can predict the future, quantum physics sucks
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@Glaswegianmark hang on, still vote yes......he probably will step down after achieving independence hes getting on....bite your tongue and vote yes
The scots once indy...will then have a vote on the monarchy
BELIEVE YOU ME...i fucking hate the concept of inherited power and divine right i.e. monarchy
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3tangle3 3 weeks ago
10 people had their heads split in two by Robert De Bruce's battle axe
Glaswegianmark 3 weeks ago
@Christmasman11 You could well be right there. Its out of the E.U. we need and the rules they impose on us!
VIOLA9927 3 weeks ago
ALBA GU BRATH
highlandwahoo 1 month ago
In the year of our Lord 2014, Salmond will take us into battle once more. No longer can we take to the battle field with swords and shields as Wallace did. We have a new weapon a more powerful weapon. Patriotic Scots in 2014 use this weapon wisely use YOUR VOTE and allow Scotland to be free once more. VOTE YES.
paulinesmith44 1 month ago
Me an my pals are sing a Veries each
1967Copeland 1 month ago
Scotland is EPIC... And yes the rain is a bugger but who cares!
GleeRocksOuo 1 month ago
scotland the best country in the world if it didnt rain so much:D
AWSOMEREY 1 month ago
@AWSOMEREY rain give the land its green hues and the purple bloom of heather ;)
3tangle3 1 month ago
@3tangle3
and keep the neds at bay
Glaswegianmark 3 weeks ago
i have to do this poem for my school burns competition but we cant sing it we have to speak it! grrrrrr x
TheMissCiaraxxx 1 month ago
I know Scotland is going to be a country of it's own someday soon.
ryman11standsalone 1 month ago
2014 - now's the day ,now's the hour.
NickerSkids 1 month ago
like if ur Scottish and proud :)
trixie2702 1 month ago 5
heard it for the first time now, and I love it, awesome song! :)
but quick question: is this scotish english and do they really talk like that there?
orchidee1234 1 month ago 2
@orchidee1234 it really depends where you are. I live in the Borders where I'm one of a minority of people with Scottish accents, but quite a few people use Scottish words, eg. "dub" for "puddle" and "crabbit" for "grouchy"
gallifreyangirl99 1 month ago
@gallifreyangirl99 thanks for responding! :) but i rather meant the whole pronounciation of the words. you know you notice a different kind of talking listening to americans compared to english people and in my opinion here you hear it, too.
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it's complicated really. the song was written by Robert burns in the 17th century. so the majority 62% of scots would have spoken this kind of english. but back in the 13th century it would have been Scots gaelic and a mix of different languages including Welsh and French. funny thing is Scotland wasn't fully an English speaking nation untill the 18th century
Glaswegianmark 3 weeks ago
@Glaswegianmark french was always in the small minority
3tangle3 3 weeks ago
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true. I'm only referring to the French wives and nobles who came to scotland at that time. It was considered a luxuary to marry a french woman lol if you fucked a french women you were doing alright haha
Glaswegianmark 3 weeks ago
@Glaswegianmark i can imagine lol
Apemanwithcalculator 2 weeks ago
@Glaswegianmark the hungarian queen coming to scotland is the biggest mindfuck !
Apemanwithcalculator 2 weeks ago
Saor Alba a nis!
ConCon75 1 month ago
SCOTLAND TO BE A NATION ONCE AGAIN........AND THEN IT CAN BE GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE OTHER BRITONS AND GAELS OF THESE ISLES.....INDEPENDENCE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS ISLAND AND THE WORLD.............we must strive together to explore space and science.....alba gu brath (alba is the oldest word for britain bizarrely ;) )
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@3tangle3 Yerp and then bankrupticy
Christmasman11 1 month ago
@Christmasman11 100 years of oil and gas reserves left according to Shell in the telegraph....maybe you like being negative....london is the real subsidy junkie
3tangle3 1 month ago
Ummmmmmmmm..........Lions?!
CrusaderKing2011 3 months ago
@CrusaderKing2011 The Royal Coat of Arms before 1603: A Lion Rampant shield supported by 2 Unicorns - so the lion's not out of place.
Elizabethlindsaydk 2 months ago
Edward II allegedly got a red hot poker up the arse. Pity it didn't happen to his father. Plantagenets were pricks to a man.
densaner77 3 months ago
@densaner77 Edward II. The man for whom the phrase 'nothing in life became him like the leaving of it' was designed. Unfortunately I can't get rid of a sneaking suspicion that the story is too good to be true. Still, I can hope.
thejustnosy 3 months ago
@thejustnosy. Yeah it would be great if were true. He deserved such an ignominious demise.
densaner77 3 months ago
Very moving, and from a Campbell whose father brought up my brother and me to love the pipes. My brother's been a professor of the English language and does not tire of reciting Bobby Burns. Scotland for aye!
FRAGIORGIO1 3 months ago
always liked this song, not only cos it celebrates traditional Scottish heroes, but because it celebrates freedom in itself n if you know anything about Burns the man, you'll know he believed in liberty for all men, as well as a Scotland free from oppression by the elite of Georgian society he lived under (he was brought up as a tenant farmer or crofter if you prefer that word).
robsargent4 3 months ago
Pops6479, you contradicted yourself a few times in your comment. The most galling for me was the description of yourself as a patriotic Scot but not a nationalist. You can't be patriotic and want your country to be subjugated.
kaudjar 3 months ago
@kaudjar however there are aspects associated with being nationalist that do not apply to being patriotic,
andrewthomson18796 2 months ago
@andrewthomson18796 Associations are subjective. They are implied qualities or beliefs, not facts. People associate Cuba with communism, however not all Cubans are communists.
kaudjar 2 months ago
We Have To Do This For Our Bridgting Burns compition i already have the words in a polly pocket but i wanted to see if You Tube had it xxx
lsjh1 3 months ago
My Mom recited these words of Robbie Burns to me, when I was still in her womb. How could I have not grown up feeling a huge attachment to Scotland, to The Bruce, to Wallace, & to the fight for freedom for all. Mom read all of Burns' poems to me. No wonder, I moved there & remained for parts of two years, reclaiming my life after my Dad's too early death. No wonder, the words & accents were like mother's milk to me. No wonder, Scotland has always been in the heart of a Jewish lad from Brooklyn.
1950BobbyF 4 months ago 8
when ya put in tae its ment to be te
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AWSOMEREY 4 months ago
Arbroath April 6 1320.....
esperimusic 4 months ago
A great song, proudly sung by the Corries. I hope some of my piping pupils will get to listen to this.
piperbob2 4 months ago
I was born, and raised, in South Africa; though my dearly departed mother hailed from Greenock. Lovely music. Delighful version. Food for the soul too, as many Scottish tunes are. Superb.
wolfmk9 4 months ago
I'm Dutch and I love Scottish!
greets
mwissie12 5 months ago
Partially, if not terraform then atleast get a barrier, or we can vote for SNP and get an independent Scotland, that way we can get our oil back from the London thieves!
impossiblemanguy 5 months ago
Excellent version! Does anyone know who sang it?
enaikelt 5 months ago
Well..... what do you know, I'm just blind. xD Oops.
enaikelt 5 months ago
Waken up people, the Anglo-Celtic-Saxon peoples are from the same rootstock. We're different tribes of the same family - not enemies! Glad I'm not English, I'm a proud Scots patriot, but no a nationalist. We should be united with our kin across the whole world - including the English! The enemies are those of our own in the corridors of power (north & south of the border) who want to destroy our ethnic identity. Let's have our distinct characteristics - and recognise our unity. Beautiful song.
pops6479 6 months ago 2
Im from Denmark and i love this song.
Bromollapcfix 6 months ago
@Bromollapcfix It is a lovely song, isn't it? Good to have a comment from the land of Dan. One of our fellow nations. I love our peoples from around the world.
pops6479 6 months ago
This was the first song I learned on bagpipes. It wasn't until i heard the lyrics that I realized how beautiful this song really is
414Celt 7 months ago
I am in favor for independence from England.
ScotishChristian 7 months ago
Scotland will be free one day. I would die for the crown of england but i wont my country to be free
macpherson290152 7 months ago in playlist zachs playlist
Out of all the versions of this song on youtube, excluding the version I posted, this is the best sounding one.
irish0dragon0warrior 7 months ago
Six english people have watch this video
zhaster 7 months ago 2
I am 15! Think I am one of the only of my friends about my age that would give a sh!t about the country just now, I am one of only 3 "followers" of the TA and the only one that gives a sh!t about the History of the country i am PROUD TO CALL HOME!!!!!!
C'mon Scotland !!!! SCOTTISH FOR LIFE [><]
scotland01js 7 months ago
@mrssukie142 fuck off ya english prick
buckfast87 8 months ago 6
@buckfast87 A Man's a Man, for having a vile mouth? Irrespective of what was said to annoy you so!
wolfmk9 4 months ago
they were incessantly at war with each other and feuding. What is amazing about Scotland is how early the community of the realm actually came into being compared with the contempories
gaconnochie 8 months ago
"If you wish to term facts as preconceived prejudices and sweeping generalisations, that's your choice" If you make a sweeping generalisation that another nation is 'stupid' then you will get someone from that nation pulling you up about it. That is a fact - your opinions aren't facts!
gaconnochie 8 months ago
not particular to what later emerged as scotland
gaconnochie 8 months ago
recognising that doesn't mean one has a daft idea that life was a bed of roses! As for the reward for Bannockburn well of course that was a major step in the Wars of Independence. Sure three hundred years later a Scots king succeeded to the English throne and a century later there was complete union - but that doesn't change the facts of the 14thC.
gaconnochie 8 months ago
far bigger population than Scotland did at that time - and didn't have a land border with Engand - couldn't unite in the way Scotland did to drive the invaders out. In fact not only did the Scots drive the English out of Scotland (bar a few strongholds on the border) but they made an attempt to drive them out of Ireland too. That isn't romantic nonsense - it is historic fact. Sure we had our civil wars but so did even England - re War of the Roses and Civil War being the obvious examples. The
gaconnochie 8 months ago
would be more significant in the defence of the realm and they certainly bore the brunt of it. Sheer demography and geography ensured that!
gaconnochie 8 months ago
The lyrics were written by Robert Burns in 1793, in the form of a speech given by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where Scotland maintained its sovereignty from the Kingdom of England. Although the lyrics are by Burns, he wrote them to the traditional Scottish tune Hey Tuttie Tatie which, according to tradition, was played by Bruce's army at the Battle of Bannockburn.
mkworkman 8 months ago
2:45 video: Scots Wha Hae (Scots, Who Have) sung with lyrics displayed; a patriotic song of Scotland which served for centuries as an unofficial national anthem of the country; lyrics from a 1793 patriotic poem by Robert Burns.
The lyrics were written by Robert Burns in 1793, in the form of a speech given by Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, to the traditional Scottish tune Hey Tuttie Tatie.
mkworkman 8 months ago
unstable is stuff often spouted by English historians.In fact the mian thing that did destabilise society, especially in the Borders, was the frequent wars with England. Prior to the invasion of Edward I the Borders was one of the richest and most stable parts of the kingdom. The weren't weakened by kin feuds etc causing them to be invaded. It was the wars themselves which created the conditions for the divisions.
gaconnochie 8 months ago
there was internal strife. Scottish national politics up until the civil war period of the 17thC was largely a Lowland affair and yes the monarchy was less poweefulr than the English one was internally in England. However if you counted it up there were probabaly more English monarchs got rid off by their own nobility than there were Scottish ones. Other countries had their internal strife just as Scotland did (eg War of the Roses etc). The idea that pre-union Scotland was particularly
gaconnochie 8 months ago
This should be our National Anthem for sure.
Proud to be Scottish, without the need to spout anti English sentiment.
We will be free if the people of Scotland are brave enough to vote yes in the Independence referendum. I fear we have too many cowards in Scotland though and they will keep us chained to the Union.
ClansmanKerr 9 months ago
Soar Alba, Alba Gu Brath
I can fel freedom coming with a landslide election to the snp
before long well hopefully have freedom
mohawkmohican 9 months ago
I'm getting some of these lyrics tattoo'd on my chest<3 soar alba
NotFamousKid 9 months ago
England shouldnt be so 'proud' of themselves. Scotland bet them 2/3 times, they bet the vikings twice, Romans AND in the world wars SCOTLAND!
TheRobbin100 10 months ago
All who read this,,, you are not alone my brothers stay strong...our time will come.. Fuck England...fuck Ireland...nothing against Ireland ...you are our celtic brothers,,, but they use you to divide us...SCOTLAND through and through. Scotland...and only Scotland
Jinky1888 10 months ago
long live scotland and rip william wallace and robert the bruce, 2 of the bravest men in history. ALBA GU BRATH
TheServer101 11 months ago
This is magic, inspiring Burns and Wallace - an unbeatalbe team
AyeWeCan 11 months ago
Hate to rain on the collective train of thought as regards England and Scotland. Scotland was 'sold out" on numerous occasions to the English, for gold and land, by her own people, primarily those in Lowland Scotland.
However, as the massacre at Glencoe amply illustrates, there were certain Highland clans whom also sold out. Those of the Western Isles and around Morayshire /invernessshire and further North did not 'sell-out". Without the support of the Highlanders Bannockburn was a non-starter.
arriviste2020 11 months ago
Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots on 25th March 1306. He was Scotlands greatest King and defeated the invading English army of King Edward of England in 1314. Bruce to many scots is the countries greatest hero as despite overwhelming odds he secured Scotlands Freedom. When Bruce died in 1329 his heart was taken from his body and placed in a silver casket to be taken to the holy land by his right hand man The Black Douglas. Bruces body was
buried in a cloth of gold.
MrSPECTRUM7 11 months ago
This Canadian girl (a product of the rose and the thistle both) has had one great-grandfather (Scotch-Canadian, WWI Royal Air Corps), and a grand-father and grand-mother (both English-Canadian, both WWII RCAF, grandfather POW x 2) and this song should remind all of the Commonwealth that the rose, the thistle, the shamrock and the fleur-de-lis all shed blood in defence of Scotland and her sisters. I love this song for reminding us that freedom is not free, and a coward's death is no way to die.
expatcanuck79 11 months ago
@expatcanuck79 but dont forget that the favour has been returned by scotland in defense of those countries and that in even in the present day, england still abuses/neglects the other "british" countries. remember the closure of mines, and dockyards and the poll tax experiment. they left a lot of scotland unemployed before adding the poll tax. finally, the welsh are even more bitter than the scots
gbman123 9 months ago
@gbman123 Eh. The VC my grandfather earned says it all, and anything I have to say about the English abusing the Commonwealth, the Canadian breeding in me prevents me from saying, at any rate. As to the Welsh...they're Welsh. Isn't that punishment enough?
expatcanuck79 9 months ago
@expatcanuck79
Why not speak as you find? The English have not tried to "hide" their history. The Scots abused people, as did the Welsh and virtually every other group on the planet is guilty of it to some degree. The Welsh, from the start, presented a united front to the world. As always happens. Leaders fall, and things change. Scotlands history, for the most part, has been violent. How long do you think it took them to defeat the Picts? History is history and no one can change it.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 Eh. Point made, mate. Let it lie.
expatcanuck79 8 months ago
@expatcanuck79
It never just "lies" and that of it's self is not necessarily a good thing or a bad thing. The only reason I made the original statement was in response to your less than kind comment regarding the Welsh. Wales has never been divided as was the curse of Scotland. As for your comment regarding England "abusing" the Commonwealth, and only "breeding" prevents you from venting about it. Feel free to do so, the English have listened to it for years. But it will not change history.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 "Wales has never been divided as was the curse of Scotland." To tell you the truth I don't follow that. Wales was fully incorporated within the English kingdom itself. Scotland on the other hand because the community when it mattered stood behind the Scottish monarchy ended up joining in a union with England rathe than being incorporated within England itself.
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
There is very little known about Scotland in the Stone and Bronze age. Nor a lot regarding the successive waves of Celtic invaders whom followed them. Scotlands history really begins with the Roman historian Tacitus Fast forward to when the Romans left Britain. Scotland at that time was divided into 4 different races. The most powerful were the Picts, the Britons, the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots. There then existed a virtually permanent state of war between them.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
The Welsh were of one race. The Romans conquered Wales in 70-84 A.D.The English conquered Wales in 1282-1283 A.D. Wales becomes part of the political union with England 1536 A.D.Scotland invaded by the English in 1296 A.D. 1314 Bannockburn. Start of the push for Scots independence. Scotland was forever embroiled in internal strife. Bannockburn didn't stop it. The Clans fought for everything and nothing. The Scots monarchy was so divided, it should have died but did not.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 Bannockburn wasn't the start of the push for Scottish independence. It was the hiatus of the push - the push started within a few months of the English invasion with the major rebellion of Wallace and de Moray starting after only a year. Scottish nationhood as such was truly forged in that period. Yes there were Highlanders and Lowlanders but in the major struggles they stood as one against the common foe hence wee Scotland was able to fend off one of europe's major powers. Yes
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
Bannockburn was the final major battle which the English accepted as the 'turning" point. There were Scots fighting for the English. The Lowlanders with few exceptions were the main body which sold out for land and gold. The Highlanders, were also divided, the last to join the joint effort were the "men of the isles". Scots allegiance ran from Clan Chief, to Family,to Friends and, depending on their location, the King. Regardless, of the politics, they did realise their objective.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 "The Lowlanders with few exceptions were the main body which sold out for land and gold" This is just absolute nonsense though. Yes there were some Scots in the English army as there had been a civil war over who should be king principally between the Bruces and Comyns/Balliols however had the community of the realm at large not stood together the country couldn't have held off England. At major battles both Lowlanders and Highlanders would be present but if anything Lowlanders
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
Actually it's true. The Lowlanders were descended from the Anglo-Saxons whom conqured that area. There were a lot of Scots in the English army. They threw in their lot with the English, because (a) they were of the opinion that England would be the victor. (2) Land and monetary gains. Simple really. It's just the same age old story. Civil war? How about keeping it simple. Clan warfare, and does the "some" in the English camp, cover the massacre at Glencoe?
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
Your closing sentence is incorrect. Without the Highlanders, (and the assistance of the French) the Lowlanders could not have achieved anything without the Highlanders. Why do you thing "Uncle Ted" and then Cumberland the "butcher" concentrated on sacking the Highlands? The men and clans "of the Isles" were the most significant problem to either Scot's or English. Your entitled to your opinion, just that history doesn't agree with it. Here's tae us,---wha's like us?::))
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 I was talking about the national struggles between Scotland and England called the Wars of Independence - hence me mentioning Bruce and Comyn. You have suddenly jumped 450 years in the future to discuss a civil war within Great Britain itself. The Jacobite uprisings were not national struggles.
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
The reference to "the future" merely indicated, that from 1314 (common date) to the rebellion of '45. Scotland was a land of strife. With the "Nobles" being the greatest perpetrators. Contempory note. "In those days there was no law in Scotland;but the great man oppressed the poor man and the whole country was one den of thieves. Slaughters,robberies,fire-raising and other crimes went unpunished, and justice was sent into banishment, beyond the Kingdoms bounds". Circa 1371.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
Hold your own council. I have no illusions regarding Scots history. Their own stupidity,inability to form a cohesive body for the long term common good, and the permanent "in-fighting" cost them dearly in the march of progress. Look at it today, left behind in the oil biz, by their own incompetence and inability to recognize what was set in front of them. For all their "leaders" rhetoric, indicate the benefits to the common man? The church could have done more but did not. Sad.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 No preconceived prejudices and sweeping generalisations there then!
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
If you wish to term facts as preconceived prejudices and sweeping generalisations, that's your choice. Life in Scotland was difficult and hard. No amount of romantic notions will ever change that fact. Why do you think so many emigrated and joined the military etc?. France defeated England due to the fact of having large Scots contingents fighting for them. Anyone having an army, and wishing to increase their success, hired Scots. Bannockburn, 1314, when did they reap the reward?
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 What you said was that division was the curse of Scotland - as if it was particular and more severe in Scotland than anywhere else. Again that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Just about every other country was racked by internal conflict to a similar or worse degree. The fact is that medieval Scotland united behind the Scottish monarchy and became a distinct single kingdom in a way neither Wales or Ireland did. Wales was quickly consumed by England and medieval Ireland which had a
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
As a matter of fact it was. How long do you think it took the Scots to conquer the Picts? How long do you think it took the "men o' the isles' to actually side with the "King" of Scotland? Why do you think the 'Contempory" wrote his little observance of Scotland? There was not another "European" country which had internal strife ongoing as long as that of Scotland. Scotland defied logic, ask it's neighbours. "Here's tae us,....wha's like us?" Do you know the origin of that ?
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 "There was not another "European" country which had internal strife ongoing as long as that of Scotland" The example you give is silly. The coming together of the Dark Age kingdoms is what created the Kingdom of Scotland. Virtually every other country had the same patterns going on. Re-England you had the arrival of the Germanics and the struggle with the Britons; then the incessant inter-fighting of the Heptachry kingdoms; then the fighting with the Danes etc. It was normal and
gaconnochie 8 months ago
@gaconnochie
A silly example? That's interesting. "The Dark Age Kingdoms", and when exactly did this melding take place? All other countries resolved their internal conflicts in a shorter time. The "Kingdom of Scotland" ? Not until Robert the Bruce, started tacking together support. The Norsemen "owned" a large piece of Scotland, The Anglo Saxons "owned" the south, The Scots "owned' the West, excepting the "Isles" and the Picts "owned" the rest. I exit in deference to your superior knowledge.
arriviste2020 8 months ago
@arriviste2020 "A silly example? That's interesting" Nothing much interesting about someone being absurd. The Scottish Kingdom emerged from a coming together of smaller states just as basically every single major kingdom in Europe did. What is now Scotland emerging out of the Dark Ages was no different from anywhere else. There were multiple small kingdoms all over Britain not just Scotland! Not even counting the Celtic periphery of what is now England there were seven major kingdoms there and
gaconnochie 8 months ago
meas as Eire :)
PaulyForde 11 months ago
if you let someone or something dictate to you how thingsa should be then its dictatorism,,,both my grandad (dads side) and grandpa(mums side) fought so that we as a free nation should be able to practice our belief or faith without hinderance,,but these left wing MUSLIMS seem to think we are the infidel in our own land.if they dont like it tell them GET TO FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get it up ye ya bassa
troop107 1 year ago
Scottish accent is ever soooo sexyyy ^^
Pankoek1990 1 year ago
Beautiful poem set to music. I love Robert Burns. Alba Gu Brath!
Norasusan 1 year ago 8
poiniant and strong as ever ,,,these english bastards should take a lesson from us we are not to be messed about or dealt a shite hand that we will bite that hand that feeds us and no take any shite just cos the english say so...scots jos for scottish people let these english twats serve their mater in englad and atop nicking our jobs ij scotland cos they know a different mater,,,favouritism in ENGLISH courts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
troop107 1 year ago
@troop107 They have stole more than Scottish jobs. They have stole ONE TRILLION DOLLARS in oil revenue
which they have squandered to hold on to the last remnants of the British Empire. Scotland has received no benefit at all from all this revenue. They control the brainwashing media TV & Newspapers and the population is like sheep. Most scots who fought for freedom have been kicked out over the last few hundred years and have settled in America, Canada and Australia. Scotland is now a colony.
MrSPECTRUM7 1 year ago
Sometimes Scottish people make me embarassed to be Scottish and we're not always the most friendly and happy culture in the world.. but hell can we fight for what we believe in and sing amazing songs that thousands sing to this day. It is these moments that make me proud to be Scottish and fight for what I believe in.
SmurfTwilight 1 year ago
@SmurfTwilight I think it's funny that you say the Scottish aren't the most friendly. I've done my bit of traveling and I can safely say the people of Scotland were the friendliest I have ever encountered! I suppose everyone has their bad moments, I just didn't see any. You are very right though, Scottish history is amazing!
katistrophic 1 year ago
@katistrophic Really? That's good! It's just I've lived in Scotland alll my life and when I went down to London for a week I was surprised at how friendly they were in comparison to up here! But that's great that you found Scotland really friendly! :)
SmurfTwilight 1 year ago
@SmurfTwilight Yeah the people there are nice too. Wanna see rude people? Come to America. lol.
katistrophic 1 year ago
@katistrophic Yeah, I went to Florida a few years ago and they were all so nice to me!!
SmurfTwilight 1 year ago
@SmurfTwilight Is that sarcasm? lol. idk I've never been to Florida. I live on the west coast, California to be exact. I've been to a few different states all around the U.S., pretty much the same kind of people though.
What about you? What part of Scotland are you from?
katistrophic 1 year ago
@SmurfTwilight No, honestly, they were really friendly to me! Everyone was so polite and kind wherever we went :) I am from Edinburgh. Oh, and you are lucky living in California- I would love to go there someday :)
SmurfTwilight 1 year ago
@SmurfTwilight so the fuck what we are not rhe most friendliest ...ive seen more unfriendlier cultures just cos we are christians and not fucking MUSLIMS...aka the crusades we were persecuted cos of our faith,,im socts but i dont persicute someone cos of their faith...or belief.i want scotland to be a counhtry in their own right but i dont want others from other country dictating to us what we should or should not beleive in just cos its different from anther culture,,aka dictatorism
troop107 1 year ago
It was Burn's day yesterday! I'm doin Tam o' Shanter
TheGamersEnjoyment 1 year ago
The 3 I don't like it are from England!
HexadimensionalerAlp 1 year ago 3
@HexadimensionalerAlp lol obviously why would a scotsman hate this>?
MrMetalheart10 1 year ago
brilliant song x :D
karism600 1 year ago
Luv this song
and im proud to say IM A SCOT and i luv all of scotland
Moneyprince1 1 year ago 3
@Moneyprince1 i proud aswell :)
zombieowner99 1 year ago
By far the best version of this song, { in my opinion } Thanks for the upload...
bondie45 1 year ago
By far the best version of this song, { in my opinion }
bondie45 1 year ago
Independence now
jamesm81557 1 year ago
SCOTLAND AND NO UNION!
BillDFC 1 year ago
Alba an Aigh
schauch 1 year ago
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Oelkbert 1 year ago
Alba Gu Brath
thesnudge1 1 year ago
Doesn't matter who sings this song, it always leaves goosebumps.
Weebonilass 1 year ago
Awesome vid, iv subscribed !
InkStorm1 1 year ago
U say turn and flee an I say do or dee
InkStorm1 1 year ago
That's a great video and a great song. Tiocfaidh ár lá!
EvilIrishNinjaPirate 1 year ago
I do not know this song - yet, as both the colonial son of a Scotswoman and as an ex-soldier, this song leaves me moved to comment. Now, if only I had the words!!! Thanks you for sharing.
wolfmk9 1 year ago
amazing
FergusonMBE 1 year ago
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England has to much Influence in Sctottish politics the same like in Canada Australia and other places.
im not from Scotland but i do support you guys in your fight for independence.
4th of july for Scotland Unite Ireland i hate English crumpets.
God bless Scotland Wales and Ireland
Short life the queen of england
Aeon333Flux 1 year ago
One of my best friends at summer camp read these lyrics and was deeply touched by them. He had no idea about the tune, so he made one up and sang it for us at camp. He is truly an amazing person worthy of singing such a bold and powerful song, even with a different tune. <3
TheBlueorigami 1 year ago
@DavidHamiltonPTFC SNP for Scottish, Westminster, European, local and all by-elections. A yes vote in an Independence. Scotland Forever.
bugsbunny2022 1 year ago
Who here believes that Scotland should be independent once again and with some research, terraform the border and seperate the England from Scotland.
They May Break Our Bones But They Can't Break Our Souls. For Scotland And For Freedom!
impossiblemanguy 1 year ago 20
@impossiblemanguy Hear hear. More power to your elbow. God bless all fellow patriots. Freedom for Scotland by 1st May 2017, at the latest. If not before.
bugsbunny2022 1 year ago 2
@impossiblemanguy Terraform the border...? Terraform? Are you insane?
NerdExtrodinare 5 months ago
Till lifes end, fight for freedom. Remember all brave Scottish Warriors, the day you stop fighting is the day you die!
impossiblemanguy 1 year ago
For so long as a hundred of us are left alive we shall yield in no least way to English domination. We fight not for glory, nor for wealth nor honor, but only and alone for freedom, which no man surrenders but with his life.
They took the kilts and plaids and hoped to destroy our pride or(for men) their manhood. We would not bend.
Btw I don't dislike the english. I'm half english. Long live the Queen!
Long live the Scots!
TTEveryone 1 year ago
@TTEveryone Lad ya cant go on about the treaty and say long live the queen in the same statment its contradictory the queen can go to hell, lad the only reason your half English is because at some point part of your family saw sense and came over to are side.
Long live Scotland.
Scotsman99068 1 year ago
they can take our lifes
but
theyl never take our freedom
DavidF4915 1 year ago
My family have fought and died for Scotlands FREEDOM forever and I would do the same at any moment.
FREEDOM FOREVER
FUCK THE ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scotsman99068 1 year ago
wha daur meddle wi us!!! freedom shall be here agin!!!-Ryan Elliott
EBKSoldier 1 year ago
very good song love it so much
jamz4431 1 year ago
Under English rule to long.
Alba an Aigh !!!
Saor Alba !!!
wiftymc 1 year ago 3
They sound so much like The Corries!!
oXoDAISYoXo 1 year ago
Flower of Scotland can go choke on a big brown dick. THIS FOR SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!!!!!!111
thirteen3 1 year ago 2
FUCK THE ENGLISH,
SCOTLAND FOREVER !
wiftymc 1 year ago 4
Always remember...Not only did Robert Burns mean this song for Scotia but all who are oppressed! This song's reality hits hard in the 21st century. Never forget the man whose "words shall live forever!" ~ Janet Thompson Deaver
Morganathered 1 year ago 10
Amazing, the bard would be proud!
Alba Gu Brath
l14m4ll4n 2 years ago 8
chords?
wolf5901 2 years ago
appy Burn's night lads
Perfectnoiz 2 years ago 5
A really great song
TirolerKelte 2 years ago 2
I really love the dialect
loveRnR 2 years ago
Amazing song ma fav scots song..
Degito21 2 years ago 2
Excellent!
Drewhelen 2 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this :-)
Yes, I agree this is the way the song should be sung...with great dignity. :-)
Burns is one of my favorite poets. :-)
BoudiccaBlanc 2 years ago 2